All posts tagged Jim Mickle

IFC Films released the trailer for”Cold In July,” a film set in 1989 and starring Michael C. Hall, Sam Shepard and Don Johnson. Hall plays Richard Dane, who one night shoots and kills a burglar in his home. Later he is tormented by the dead man’s vengeful father, played by Shepard. Sensing a threat to himself and his family, Dane seeks protection from the local sheriff but gets little help.

Director Jim Mickle has a background in horror films including Mulberry Street in 2006 and last year’s “We Are What We Are.”

“Cold In July” opens in selected theaters tomorrow, May 23. Watch the trailer. Read More »

Two weeks ago, actress and singer Patti LuPone grabbed a cell phone out of the hand of an audience member who was texting during a performance of her current play, "Shows for Days." The bold move led to an outpouring of support from fans fed up with glowing screens. Ms. LuPone gives us her five rules of theater etiquette.